The i2i Accelerator is a four-month program that runs from September to January each year in Pakistan. Over the course of four months, selected entrepreneurs receive access to virtual support to grow their businesses, and convene for six in-person weekends in either Karachi or Lahore, with targeted sessions led by mentors on topics ranging from branding to customer acquisition to financials and operations.

Meet the 2016-2017 Accelerator Class

AMMI SERVICE

Ammi Service aims to provide the first voice-messaging service that educates expecting Pakistani women in rural areas.

EMPEROR'S BAZAAR

THE DOT AND THE LINE

TDTL is an after school academic enrichment company that shifts the focus away from rote learning and the tuition culture in Pakistan whilst providing a safety net for those who fall within the cracks of the traditional schooling system.

INAAYA

AMAL ACADEMY

Amal Academy works to develop professional and life skills amongst the youth in Pakistan, in order to empower underprivileged students to realize their professional dreams. Amal Academy aims to train students in low-income schools, reaching 100,000 disadvantaged students within 9 years.

ASLI GOLI

Asli Goli is an SMS-based pharmaceutical product verification service for consumers, using unique serial numbers printed on the product. The company aims to combat the counterfeit pharmaceutical industry in Pakistan.

THE READING ROOM PROJECT

The Reading Room Project (RRP) curates education technology content to supplement education in low-income classrooms in Pakistan. RRP is recently completed their pilot with primary and secondary school students in a slum in Karachi, Pakistan, curating content and facilitating learning in an innovative environment

3RESTART

3Restart provides game-based learning solutions to supplement education globally. The company develops unique games to improve the existing learning environment for lower secondary school age children.

OPEN

The Organic Pine Nut Enterprise, or OPEN, is a for-profit enterprise that invests and innovates Pakistan’s underdeveloped pine nut value chain to increase the income & capacity of small farmers. Through a cooperative model, OPEN aims to increase and improve production, processing, arrange organic certification and supply this commodity to high-end local and international markets.

ECOENERGY

EcoEnergy delivers affordable clean energy solutions to off-grid communities in Pakistan. EEF works with rural villages and local partners to distribute solar lanterns and lighting systems to these communities.

MILK'OP

Milk’Op is a for-profit social enterprise that organizes, finances, and supports small dairy farmers in Pakistan. Milk’Op aims to both provide income generation opportunities for these small farmers and create a fully integrated modern dairy value chain in the country.

POPINJAY

Popinjay is sustainable fashion company that supports marginalized women to produce high-quality handbags. The company’s mission is to produce beautiful high-end products while producing fair-wage jobs for low-income women in Pakistan

RES

Renewable Energy Solutions, or RES, provides renewable energy solutions to rural farmers in Punjab, Pakistan. RES primarily builds biogas plants to support small dairy farmers, helping to power their agricultural, dairy and livestock needs, and later moving to provide other forms of biomass for power generation.